2023 LCC Celtic Sea Kayaking Trip Day 03 Monday – Last day on Lough Oughter by Andy Garland The day dawned clear and bright, but there was still a stiff northerly breeze. This deterred the midges, but it would provide a tiresome headwind for our journey back to the cars at the Row campsite. However, despite the headwind, the planned distance for the day was relatively short, only about 10km.… Read More »2023 LCC Celtic Sea Kayaking Trip Day 03 Monday – Last day on Lough Oughter by Andy Garland

2023 LCC Celtic Sea Kayaking Trip Day 02 Sunday – Lough Oughter, Row Campsite – Lough Oughter Castle Island – camp opposite Inishmore Island by Frankie A. The plan made the night before (by Andy as he was in charge) was for an inland overnight trip on Lough Oughter.  The lough is a complex of lakes in County Cavan covering 22,000 acres, which have been described as the “best inland… Read More »2023 LCC Celtic Sea Kayaking Trip Day 02 Sunday – Lough Oughter to Inishmore Island by Frankie A

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Holy Island Circumnavigation – 31st August 2023 HW Liverpool 12:11 pm 9.5m HW Stanley Embankment 13:11pm Penryhn Mawr flood 15:41pm A message from James late Wednesday afternoon, asking if I fancied a go at the Holy Island round the following day, caught me unawares. A couple of us ‘new to paddling’ had been pondering a future trip as something to aim towards and I’d expected that to be next year.… Read More »Holy Island Circumnavigation – 31st August 2023 by Eamon Hanlon

Junior Polo Session Sunday 3rd September by Amy Newnham Today was a different session for many of our juniors. We had Callum, Callum, Ben and Norman down to introduce us to Canoe Polo for the first hour of the junior session. The juniors got out Canoe Polo boats, Helmets and Polo BAs. It was the first time for most in a polo boat and some juniors weren’t sure about using… Read More »Junior Polo Session Sunday 3^rd September by Amy Newnham

This year the Celtic Sea Kayaking trip headed for Ireland. We were fairly flexible and would head to the part of the coast that offered the best conditions for mini sea trips camping out of our boats for 2,3 and 4 days at a time. The original plan was to head to Galway and paddle a large section of the Connemara coastline. The conditions proved to be a little more… Read More »2023 LCC Celtic Sea Kayaking Trip Day 01 Saturday – Ferry to Dublin

British Canoeing’s Canoe Polo National Championships Last weekend saw LCC attend the British Canoeing’s Canoe Polo National Championships. The two-day tournament kicked off with a close yet comfortable win against Viking B. This was unfortunately where our winning came to an end on Saturday following games against 3 Division 1 teams, which included a 9-0 battering. Due to these results, we placed 4th in our seeded group meaning that on… Read More »British Canoeing’s Canoe Polo National Championships

Chester Weir Paddle Last Wednesday by Penny O’Hare I was very excited to go on my first trip away from the docks with the club on Wednesday evening. I wanted to push myself a little further and try a little white water. Keith very kindly helped me get there by car sharing as my car doesn’t have a roof rack. We joined the river at Sandy Lane, Chester which has… Read More »Chester Weir Paddle Last Wednesday by Penny O’Hare